I have some political views that differ from the Reddit / Lemmy mainstream by quite a bit. But I find the downvotes on Lemmy quite harmless. And it at least seems far more likely that someone will have an honest conversation. That’s why it’s a shame to see people jumping straight to insults.
It is an echo chamber already. You say anything controversial concern trolls come out the woodwork and accuse you of baiting and brigade you.
I have some political views that differ from the Reddit / Lemmy mainstream by quite a bit. But I find the downvotes on Lemmy quite harmless. And it at least seems far more likely that someone will have an honest conversation. That’s why it’s a shame to see people jumping straight to insults.